THE ORANGE BOWL: THERE’S MAGIC THERE
Comfortable with his body, and good for him for that.Not that we’re particularly affectionate towards any bowl game more than others, but something about the Orange Bowl leaves us a bit limp in the trousers. Kansas and Virginia Tech don’t have any real animosity towards each other, no great historical rivalry to spice the matchup up a bit, and each side features zero players of not to make the casual observers’ eyeballs pop a bit when you scan the roster.
(BUT BUT BUT!!! Yes, Todd Reesing is good (short) and talented (short), and Virginia Tech’s defense features a guy named Macho. We know. Compare it with last night’s Oklahoma/WVU game, and the wattage doesn’t even come close, though. The day we get excited about Sean Glennon is the day we get really excited about Steve-O, since we have a sneaking suspicion they’re actually th the same person. If you see Glennon snorting Wasabi pregame, just nod in our direction like we’re a pimp of precognition.)
The one thing you can count on in the Orange Bowl (besides learning that neither of these teams will be able to run the ball on the other) is the halftime show. Lately they’ve been leaning on the Kelly Clarksons and Ashlee Simpsons of the world, a shame even if the Orange Bowl crowd booed her so loudly you could hear it on the live mikes. They put a tremendous amount of effort into it, which every average consumer of halftime entertainment shows their appreciation for by getting up and urinating before purchasing a beverage and sitting back down just in time to watch the cleanup.
This year’s entertainment? ZZ Top.
Miami, Fla. (www.orangebowl.org) – Revered worldwide as “That Little Ol’ Band from Texas,” ZZ Top will be the major attraction during the renowned halftime of the 2008 FedEx Orange Bowl on January 3 at Dolphin Stadium. The “Tres Hombres” – Billy F Gibbons, Dusty Hill and Frank Beard (ironically the beardless member of the group) – collectively known as ZZ Top, have been signed to star in the famed Orange Bowl Halftime Show, one of the most entertaining and prestigious halftimes in all college football.
Personally, we’d rather watch the iguanas rain from the palm trees than watch ZZ Top two-step their way through “La Grange” in front of a half-empty stadium. In fact, we wish they’d just to back to the days where you had to bollocks up some sort of Vegasy fantasia complete with a theme, rhinestones, and magic tricks that went horribly wrong, leaving only silence and the lonely wail of a hot dog vendor to break the tension.
That Harry Blackstone! We bet he rolled in trim. Women were easier and more easily confused back then. If you don’t believe us, consider that women believed George Michael was straight and went to the trouble of sleeping with him to prove it. Card tricks would have had women wearing nothing but Jean Nate in seconds, man, especially with a ’stache like that.
Leave your observations below, and enjoy the magic!
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151
Annapolis Doug says:
Bacon- I swear I was thinking the same thing…It was a punt…then I thought I heard ‘2 flags down’…next thing is a commercial….WTF?
January 3rd, 2008 at 10:23 pm
152
Stacy Keibler Luvs Me says:
I think the only thing Hillary is passionate about is Madeline Allbright, or Rosy O’Donnell or Mangino in a Prom Dress….
January 3rd, 2008 at 10:24 pm
153
TigerNacho says:
Indeed, Tom. Quality entertainment.
Speaking of which, I hate to piss on this fine thread, what with the politics, desparate drunkeness and what-not – but the game just got interesting. Okay, interesting-ish.
January 3rd, 2008 at 10:24 pm
154
Annapolis Doug says:
#144- I did that and a girl just texted me back- “drunk again???”
You can’t make that up….
January 3rd, 2008 at 10:25 pm
155
fotodog says:
baconboy
+1
and it’s Jeanie Zelasko, so no big loss if she isn’t on
January 3rd, 2008 at 10:25 pm
156
Annapolis Doug says:
#151 is right.
Let’s get back to the game….This is getting better.
January 3rd, 2008 at 10:26 pm
157
DC Trojan says:
I can’t stand Hokie football. It’s like watching fucking paint dry. Their total lack of interest in offense makes Mike Leach cry. Who makes a pirate cry?
January 3rd, 2008 at 10:27 pm
158
fotodog says:
Did you just see #49 body slam KU’s QB?!
January 3rd, 2008 at 10:27 pm
159
TigerNacho says:
I think that was a sou-plex.
January 3rd, 2008 at 10:28 pm
160
Annapolis Doug says:
Sorry to get off the game and I don’t mean to be cruel but did Frank Beamer ever visit the San Francisco Zoo when he was young?
January 3rd, 2008 at 10:28 pm
161
corn blight says:
You’d think at least one of these teams in these bowls would have a power running game and win a national title with it. Most of these teams are losing games because they can’t run the ball worth a shit.
January 3rd, 2008 at 10:29 pm
162
Stacy Keibler Luvs Me says:
There is a football game? !@#@! gotta go…
….hope Annapolis doug doesn’t pass out before the end of the game…..
January 3rd, 2008 at 10:29 pm
163
Doctor Strange says:
# 156 he treated Reesing like a Real Doll. Don’t judge me.
January 3rd, 2008 at 10:29 pm
164
Karen says:
Orange Bowl Half Time
Ok as a kid my dad coached football. Yes I can throw a spiral that is definitely catch able, and I can tackle any 200 lb lineman if I have too. I watched more football films on the wall in our garage than any high school girl could care to. I know play in play books and never ran on of them. All I know is if they wanted to date me they ended up running extra laps at practice. Dad meant business.
I have to say I was disappointed with the Orange Bowl tonight…:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” />
When I was young my dad used to wake us up around ..:namespace prefix = st1 ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags” />10 pm to get up and watch the Orange Bowl half time show. REALLY!! We’d go to bed at 8 pm and he’d rally all 4 (at the time, there is now 6 ) of us at 10 to watch the half time and then put us back in bed.
Well what a disappointment tonight was. I was on the computer and my hubby came in and said…it is half time what did your dad used to do? I said wake us up for the half time show… and so I went out to the couch curled up in his chest and began to watch the commercials… YES a million commercials. Then ZZ Top played “sharp dressed man.” AND MORE COMMERCIALS!!!! Fox should be ashamed. Really. My dad who coached and loved football looked forward to every year waking us kids up to watch the half time show which today has turned to nothing but commercials. I was MAJOR disappointed.
Where are the fireworks? and ZZ Top??? Where have they been the last ummmmm 20 years?
Commercials….lord help us.
Karen
January 3rd, 2008 at 10:30 pm
165
marcillac says:
Trojan,
You must really have enjoyed Virgina’s glorious season then. Fairly happy ending for the Pac 10 in the bowl (well, except for FUCLA, but then again that’s part of the happy ending). Even my Bears showed a trace of life.
January 3rd, 2008 at 10:32 pm
166
baconboy says:
Rumor has it that Hillary is having her affair with her personal assistant, who is pretty hot… Of course, we know who wears the strap-on.
http://www.zimbio.com/Huma+Abedin/pictures/2/Huma+Abedin+Pictures
January 3rd, 2008 at 10:32 pm
167
Annapolis Doug says:
I counted 6 players who touched that pass!
January 3rd, 2008 at 10:34 pm
168
marcillac says:
Yeh baconboy. I’ve heard that. Too good to be true (and so is this Scotch – cheers to the old country Trojan – superb stuff).
January 3rd, 2008 at 10:34 pm
169
meatybob says:
Even thought that was a 47 yd completion, V Tech’s quarterback still is not good. How does KU not intercept that?
January 3rd, 2008 at 10:36 pm
170
Annapolis Doug says:
It’s getting late so if you are tired and need to go to bed…see post #50 and sleep well…
January 3rd, 2008 at 10:39 pm
171
Thread Jack says:
Why would Muschamp leave Auburn? $1.6 million for 3 years and the promise (1 cocktail to FSU and Jimbo Fisher) of being Mack Brown’s successor.
January 3rd, 2008 at 10:39 pm
172
Annapolis Doug says:
Shit…we went with 151’s advise and everyone left!
I just got my second wind!
True story..I fell asleep (passed out) with 6 minutes to go in the OK-Boise State game last year.
January 3rd, 2008 at 10:42 pm
173
Thread Jack says:
Hey Annapolis Doug-
Ever wonder what it’s ike to “wake up” instead of “come to”?
January 3rd, 2008 at 10:44 pm
174
Annapolis Doug says:
Anyone know what goes in a rum runner?
January 3rd, 2008 at 10:44 pm
175
Tom says:
Mangino may be my new favorite person associated with the our glorious sport of college football. According to the Wik, he was punished by the Kansas High School Athletic Assoc. for verbally berating high school referees at his son’s Lawrence High School game. Imagining a prominent and gargantuan college coach verbally abuse a high school ref brings a smile to my face.
January 3rd, 2008 at 10:44 pm
176
DC Trojan says:
Marcillac @ 162: Virginia’s easier to ignore locally; the alumni tend towards the license plate frame on the 3-series BMW over the 2 foot high turkey on a Suburban.
And you’re right, no complaints about the PAC-10’s results. That Riley kid has potential for Cal.
As for HRC and her aide, if ti’s true then all I can say is lucky Hillary – Huma Abedin is muy caliente.
January 3rd, 2008 at 10:45 pm
177
TigerNacho says:
It’s okay, AD. I’ve passed before the end of plenty of games, including those I’ve attended. Including some I meant to attend but never made it into the stands. OR DID I????
January 3rd, 2008 at 10:45 pm
178
baconboy says:
rum runner recipe:
http://www.drinkstreet.com/searchresults.cgi?drinkid=192&drinkname=category:22
January 3rd, 2008 at 10:46 pm
179
corn blight says:
this game needs more commercials. that’s it.
January 3rd, 2008 at 10:46 pm
180
Annapolis Doug says:
Thanks Bacon..but..
even Dean Martin never carried Banana Liquor.
Don’t sleep on whisky sours..they are next.
Did they just sneak in a commercial between plays? Hope that’s not a new trend.
January 3rd, 2008 at 10:49 pm
181
baconboy says:
a simple rum and coke won’t do?
January 3rd, 2008 at 10:51 pm
182
Annapolis Doug says:
To a real drunk …a rum and coke is like missionary position to Jenna Jamison.
I need something different.
Kansas is better than I thought…hats off to their QB..
January 3rd, 2008 at 10:53 pm
183
Pants McPants says:
Seriously, how does a team waste a BCS level defense with a MAC level offense like Va Tech?…
Wait, that’s not fair…CMU and Ball State have MUCH better offenses than VT. Mediocre MAC team.
Neither of these teams belong here….Mizzou instead of Kansas, and…..eff it, the ACC should give up their bid or like play Clemson’s offense with Va Tech’s defense or something…I mean, the #2 ACC team barely beat Sparty, who finished like 7th in an admittedly down Big Ten.
January 3rd, 2008 at 10:53 pm
184
baconboy says:
great fake!!
January 3rd, 2008 at 10:54 pm
185
Annapolis Doug says:
When is the last time a fake punt- Didn’t work?
January 3rd, 2008 at 10:55 pm
186
DC Trojan says:
fake punt! Mangino is my new hero – but what the fuck is his huge head doing on the screen AAAAAAIAIAIAIIAIAGH
January 3rd, 2008 at 10:56 pm
187
baconboy says:
That’s a life-size picture of Mangino’s face on that stick.
January 3rd, 2008 at 10:56 pm
188
Doctor Strange says:
162 – Wasn’t this supposed to be the year that Tedford went to a BCS game? Not sure how a guy keeps the genius label when he has a losing record vs. Karl Dorrell
January 3rd, 2008 at 10:57 pm
189
corn blight says:
He was down, he was laying on his ass when that ball came out. Then we don’t see anything to indicate a personal foul.
January 3rd, 2008 at 10:58 pm
190
Annapolis Doug says:
Can I see a replay of these game changing fouls and fumbles?
January 3rd, 2008 at 11:00 pm
191
corn blight says:
Yeah, that’d be coverage of the game. All these games have been the same, no replays on penalties, crowd shots, coach shots, big heads on sticks shots.
This production sucks shit.
January 3rd, 2008 at 11:01 pm
192
montani semper liberi says:
well the producers rolled the dice on showing ball or crowd shots and I guess crowd shots won. Just please stop showing goiterboy
January 3rd, 2008 at 11:03 pm
193
marcillac says:
Yeh Trojan,
V-Tech fans can be subtle that way (lived in DC for about 18 months in 95-96)
Our offense should be excellent if Jahvid Best doesn’t need a hip replacement or something (possible) and DeSean Jackson comes back (unlikely).
You guys should be insanely good assuming some level of competence from Sanchez/Mustain and an IQ (injury quotient) somwhere below Einsteins’s.
Really must recomend this Glenfarclas 17 Year Old. Want to pour myself another double but the wife is giving me very dirty looks and I have to be at work by 9:20.
January 3rd, 2008 at 11:06 pm
194
corn blight says:
commercials, commercials, and more commercials.
they need to find people who actually enjoy football to run this shit, maybe we’d get some focus on the game once in a while.
January 3rd, 2008 at 11:06 pm
195
Annapolis Doug says:
Don’t show the replay of the ‘mistaken’ penalty that was thrown…cut to a commercial without even a “we’ll be right back”
You’re right…ESPN as mush as I hate them would be better with Ron Franklin
I’d give $100 if Gus Johnson was doing the NC game Monday Night
January 3rd, 2008 at 11:09 pm
196
notthequarterback says:
Doug,
Sorry got distracted – homemade kahlua = cheap brandy, coffee, sugar, water – WAY too sweet for my liking tonight..it’s been all jack and cherry cokes tonight.
January 3rd, 2008 at 11:10 pm
197
corn blight says:
you wouldn’t want to pass out face down with that sunofabitch sven living in your ass, would you, wakin’ up in the morning with a sore ass.
If I were elected president, I’d focus all research on developing a smart disease that would kill all the lawyers and marketing people on the country. It’d save the planet and football all at the same time.
this coverage is really pissing me off.
January 3rd, 2008 at 11:10 pm
198
TigerNacho says:
I’m dreading this Fox crap for the MNC game. I’ve actually got a dog in that hunt.
January 3rd, 2008 at 11:11 pm
199
corn blight says:
er, sven living in your house. maybe your ass if you drank a lot all the time.
fuck it, i think i’ll have a guiness.
January 3rd, 2008 at 11:12 pm
200
Annapolis Doug says:
This is no Michigan_florida game…but to those who left it……it’s heating up!
January 3rd, 2008 at 11:12 pm